An RSD interview of an unaccompanied or separated child, including Family Unity Interviews (See § 5.3 – Family Unity Procedures), may be conducted in the presence of the child’s guardian, where one has been appointed, if the child so wishes (see §§ 2.8.4(b) – Guardians and 4.3.8 – Interviewing Child Applicants). Unaccompanied children in particular should have access to a support person, if they so desire, and it may be necessary to provide additional support to ensure that children have access to legal aid or other support provisions. Claims by unaccompanied or separated children applying for derivative refugee status as a dependant of a recognized mandate refugee in another host country/country of asylum should generally be processed on an accelerated basis to facilitate and expedite family reunification. Finally, when notifying unaccompanied and separated children of RSD decisions, specific considerations must be made regarding direct notification and the child’s guardian and legal representative, where one exists, should also be notified (see § 6.3 – Notification of RSD Decisions to Third Parties). Wherever possible, UNHCR staff members who provide assistance and counselling to unaccompanied and separated children should have experience with child Applicants, training in interviewing children, as well as knowledge of the laws in the host community regarding children’s rights and the available resources for the care and guardianship of children. 82 Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate